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he has been one of susan rice's outspoken critics. she's not qualified enough to be secretary of state. a job she's rumored to be up for. our latest cnn poll, we asked those surveyed for their opinion of susan rice, 35% had a favorable opinion. 26% an unfavorable. the vast majority of americans, despite all the coverage of the benghazi snafu are not sure. >>> it's about 480 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? the white house releasing a report saying if congress doesn't prevent tax hikes, it could hurt consumer confidence and retailers and they could be forced to cut jobs. that's a case that could undermine any increases. >>> and now, palestine. thursday, united nations will vote on whether to upgrade status to nonmember state. it's also a move opposed by the united states and israel. now, here's the headline from an op ed in the new york times. support palestinian statehood. that was not written by a palestinian, but by an israeli. a former deputy foreign minister of israel and architect
he has been one of susan rice's outspoken critics. she's not qualified enough to be secretary of state. a job she's rumored to be up for. our latest cnn poll, we asked those surveyed for their opinion of susan rice, 35% had a favorable opinion. 26% an unfavorable. the vast majority of americans, despite all the coverage of the benghazi snafu are not sure. >>> it's about 480 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? the white house releasing a...
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but let me say specifically about susan rice, she has done exemplary work. she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. as i said before, she made an appearance at the request of the white house in which she gave her best understanding of the intelligence that had been provided to her. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received, and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. and you know, we're after an election now. i think it is important for us to find out exactly what happened in benghazi and i'm happy to cooperate in any ways that congress wants. we have provided every bit of information that we have. and we will continue to provide information and we have got a full blown investigation. and all that in
but let me say specifically about susan rice, she has done exemplary work. she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. as i said before, she made an appearance at the request of the white house in which she gave her best understanding of the intelligence that had been provided to her. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have...
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rice. >> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done at the u.n. >> all right, tim, when you hear senator collins, you know, she is influential, she is moderate, come out and say look, i'm not satisfied, sort of turning her back on susan rice, she had the moment in front of the microphone to endorse, she did not. should the administration cut its losses and say this might not be the right nominee. >> not at all. i think the president won the election. respect to suzanne collins' comments, she's obviously very influential and her support is important. but one thing she did say is that she wouldn't necessarily support her colleagues in blocking susan rice. the other thing i have to take exception with, these comments are political. we do have to give administration officials the space to do their jobs and in this case, ambassador rice was doing her job in talking about the attacks. >> let me ask you ryan about something that tim just said. senator colin does not say they would look susan rice
rice. >> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done at the u.n. >> all right, tim, when you hear senator collins, you know, she is influential, she is moderate, come out and say look, i'm not satisfied, sort of turning her back on susan rice, she had the moment in front of the microphone to endorse, she did not. should the administration cut its losses and say this might not be the right nominee. >> not at all. i think the president won the...
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what did he say about susan rice today? >> reporter: he was asked his thoughts on ambassador rice, currently the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. i'll let you listen to his remarks then we can talk about it. this is the president. >> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> reporter: so from the whole cabinet. little awkward hard to tell if the applause were necessarily for susan rice or right before he said that he had also called out secretary napolitano and the veterans affairs department saying it's their birthday. perhaps they were also applauding the birthdays. but i'm told the fact that susan rice is up on the hill should not necessarily be read as an early sign that the white house is giving her sort of a prerun dry run for a nomination. at this is in part because she wanted to go answer questions on the hill to clear her name and that this was part of her desire as well. of course senator kerry also still i'm told a contender for either secretary of state if not another cab
what did he say about susan rice today? >> reporter: he was asked his thoughts on ambassador rice, currently the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. i'll let you listen to his remarks then we can talk about it. this is the president. >> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> reporter: so from the whole cabinet. little awkward hard to tell if the applause were necessarily for susan rice or right before he said that he had also called out...
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she actually has personal ties to susan rice in that rice's family has ties connected to the state of maine. in fact, susan collins sat next to susan rice at her nomination hearing two years ago or three years ago when she was nominated for u.s. ambassador. so this is really critical, this meeting that they're having, and she has a lot of questions and as i'm talking to you i'm getting a thumbs up she might -- she, susan collins, might be coming out momentarily. we'll be watching for that. what she says is going to be really, really critical to determine if in fact it makes sense for the white house to put her nomination in on susan rice if the president decides to do that as secretary of state. >> senator collins as you mentioned is a moderate. she certainly hasn't been as critical certainly as three other senators yesterday. senator ayotte and sflor mccain and senator graham have been about ambassador rice. she hasn't been that critical up until now. but those meetings are not over. when she emerges, when ambassador rice emerges from this meeting -- >> reporter: ashleigh i'm going t
she actually has personal ties to susan rice in that rice's family has ties connected to the state of maine. in fact, susan collins sat next to susan rice at her nomination hearing two years ago or three years ago when she was nominated for u.s. ambassador. so this is really critical, this meeting that they're having, and she has a lot of questions and as i'm talking to you i'm getting a thumbs up she might -- she, susan collins, might be coming out momentarily. we'll be watching for that. what...
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susan rice was -- you look at the context. we're in a presidential election, and susan rice was using talking points altered potentially by the white house and that took the words, you know, that took the terrorist group attacks out of those talking points meaning that there could have been a coverup and we're trying to get to the bottom of it. if she took out that phrase, that would be a huge problem for confirmation. >> jason, what do you think it is like to be susan rice these days? >> i think it is very difficult. look, barack obama has not always had an easy time pushing his nominees through, but think about it. not only is she in the middle of this benghazi scandal and people are going to be questioning whether she was honest or a show for the white house but you're following hillary clinton who has been one of the most popular and well-respected secretaries of state that we have had in the last 20 years. i think susan rice is in a difficult position and i am pretty sure john kerry is thinking this is my chance so i thin
susan rice was -- you look at the context. we're in a presidential election, and susan rice was using talking points altered potentially by the white house and that took the words, you know, that took the terrorist group attacks out of those talking points meaning that there could have been a coverup and we're trying to get to the bottom of it. if she took out that phrase, that would be a huge problem for confirmation. >> jason, what do you think it is like to be susan rice these days?...
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i'm just wondering the logic behind why public official susan rice, general petraeus and the president would lie knowing full well that the truth would ultimately come out and the alternate explanation is they were given wrong intelligence and they would have been more suspicious of that intelligence and perhaps they spun the intelligence they were given, but couldn't it just be a matter of wrong intelligence as we've seen before? >> i think it is less likely that there is incompetence at the cia and incompetence at the national security council that they -- that they ended up giving the president of the united states false information. i think there is less likelihood of that than if the president was in battle mode and in the middle of a campaign and felt that any type of things that made it look like the islamic threat, the radical -- the radical islamic threat is still upon us would be harmful to him politically. so i can't say that was his motive. i don't know what was going on in his head, but it's not likely that the national security council and the cia didn't do their job, thu
i'm just wondering the logic behind why public official susan rice, general petraeus and the president would lie knowing full well that the truth would ultimately come out and the alternate explanation is they were given wrong intelligence and they would have been more suspicious of that intelligence and perhaps they spun the intelligence they were given, but couldn't it just be a matter of wrong intelligence as we've seen before? >> i think it is less likely that there is incompetence at...
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rice, susan rice, in the sense there was a fog of war, the cia were clearly passing on what has now transpired to be inaccurate information, they didn't have the whole picture, but when she was put on those shows, she wasn't only talking about benghazi, she talked about iran, israel, and so on. when she was put on those shows, the briefing she received from the cia was what she told the world. now, it turned out to be wrong, as indeed anderson cooper discussed with you yesterday, when condoleezza rice herself talked about weapons of mass destruction and saddam hussein. that was inaccurate. but you defended her integrity. i suppose the obvious question is, is it fair to impugn the integrity of the u.n. ambassador if she was genuinely acting in good faith on the cia briefing? >> well, you covered a lot of territory there and i would like to point out i'm the guy that called for rumsfeld to resign because the war in iraq was going terribly. i'm the guy that took on the administration and said stop the torture and passed legislation prohibiting it. i was kind of a hero then. now the opposite is tr
rice, susan rice, in the sense there was a fog of war, the cia were clearly passing on what has now transpired to be inaccurate information, they didn't have the whole picture, but when she was put on those shows, she wasn't only talking about benghazi, she talked about iran, israel, and so on. when she was put on those shows, the briefing she received from the cia was what she told the world. now, it turned out to be wrong, as indeed anderson cooper discussed with you yesterday, when...
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., susan rice, warned that little will change in the palestinian territories after this vote. palestinians in gaza and the west bank flooded into the streets late into the night. they are shooting fireworks, waving flags, honking car horns in celebration. let's go live to cnn's fred pleitgen in ramallah with the latest. very big day for the palestinians. what are you seeing now? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, the celebrations certainly have quieted down somewhat but it was really just in the past ten minutes that they did quiet down. before that, what happened was that these massive celebrations that you saw here on arafat square with people shooting fireworks, ak-47s and pistols into the air, then went into the side streets where people drove around in their cars, honking horns and certainly were very happy with the way that vote in the united nations general assembly went. to them, they say they believe it's actually very significant to the palestinians. they say they believe it could be a first step to full statehood down the line. a lot of people here obviously not very happ
., susan rice, warned that little will change in the palestinian territories after this vote. palestinians in gaza and the west bank flooded into the streets late into the night. they are shooting fireworks, waving flags, honking car horns in celebration. let's go live to cnn's fred pleitgen in ramallah with the latest. very big day for the palestinians. what are you seeing now? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, the celebrations certainly have quieted down somewhat but it was really just in...
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>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she has done for the u.s.. >> here to talk about it the former cia officer raul gerecht and also joining us, fran townsend. she was president gorge w. bush's homeland security adviser, serves on the cia's external advisory committee. fran, have you been at the white house when a potential nominee is in trouble with a member of congress. you know what a high-spakes meeting this was. a lot of preparation goes into a meeting like this, and that makes it more surprising to me, and i'm sure to you, that the acting cia director, michael morrell would stumble so badly. first, saying the fbi, changed those public talking points and having a cia official call the senators back six hours later, and saying it was actually the cia that took out the references to al qaeda. even if it was an innocent mistake, it sort of adds fuel to the fire, doesn't it? >> that's right, wolf. and, look, you know, this was the -- the event took place on september 11th. mistakes in the
>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she has done for the u.s.. >> here to talk about it the former cia officer raul gerecht and also joining us, fran townsend. she was president gorge w. bush's homeland security adviser, serves on the cia's external advisory committee. fran, have you been at the white house when a potential nominee is in trouble with a member of congress. you know what a high-spakes meeting this was. a lot of preparation goes into a...
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it's not about susan rice. she's a distraction here. but what those senators are talking about is we live in a dangerous world. and we have to have a better answer than talking points given to her like she's some kind of flak. >> these polls that we have, james, these latest cnn/orc polls, how has the obama administration handled the benghazi attack, 40% say they're satisfied, 54% dissatisfied. did the obama administration try to intentionally mislead the public on the benghazi attack? 40% say yes, 54% say no. the administration's got some work to do, james. >> they have made some mistakes here. again, we have the report coming out that they audit by ambassador pickering who is probably one of the most respected people in the last 30 years in the state department. they've testified we're going to know in january what happened. are we going to find out somebody made some mistakes? i'd be shocked if we didn't. i mean, again, this whole thing is probably some mistakes made here i think the entire thing is -- i think the public has a pretty
it's not about susan rice. she's a distraction here. but what those senators are talking about is we live in a dangerous world. and we have to have a better answer than talking points given to her like she's some kind of flak. >> these polls that we have, james, these latest cnn/orc polls, how has the obama administration handled the benghazi attack, 40% say they're satisfied, 54% dissatisfied. did the obama administration try to intentionally mislead the public on the benghazi attack?...
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susan rice today met with republican senators who have been criticizing her. her initial explanation of the september attack for the four americans killed in benghazi, including ambassador chris stevens. senators, after the meeting, were even more critical. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before that the 16th september explanation about how four americans died in benghazi, libya, by ambassador rice, i think does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. but here's the key -- >> rice issued a statement saying that she made it clear there was no intent by the administration to mislead the american people. white house press secretary jay carney saying the administration is focused now on finding out what happened. the controversy surrounding ambassador rice playing in the cabinet choices. she is considered a possible successor to hillary clinton. timothy geithners leaving his post. among those staying leon panetta and attorney general eric holder. >>> before telling his parent his was gay michael fe
susan rice today met with republican senators who have been criticizing her. her initial explanation of the september attack for the four americans killed in benghazi, including ambassador chris stevens. senators, after the meeting, were even more critical. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before that the 16th september explanation about how four americans died in benghazi, libya, by ambassador rice, i think does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight...
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susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, is sitting down with some of her more outspoken critics about comments she made over the attack in benghazi. congress has been demanding answers since ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in libya on september 11. and there's no bigger critic of rice than senator john mccain. >> that was an act of terror. for 19 disagree with that fundamental fact i think is ignoring the facts. she continued to tell the world through all the talk shows that that -- that it was a "spontaneous demonstration sparked by a video." that's not competence in my view. >> rice is meeting now with senator john mccain of arizona and then will sit down with lindsay graham of south carolina and senator kelly ayotte from new hampshire. and we have more now from thrill. dana, tell us more. >> reporter: the meeting we believe is underway now. i say we believe because we have seen the senators go into the area where the meeting will take place. it is happening
susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, is sitting down with some of her more outspoken critics about comments she made over the attack in benghazi. congress has been demanding answers since ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in libya on september 11. and there's no bigger critic of rice than senator john mccain. >> that was an act of terror. for 19 disagree with that fundamental fact i think is ignoring the facts. she continued to tell the world...
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ambassador susan rice -- excuse me, u.n. ambassador susan rice went to capitol hill to calm the furor over the attack on the embassy in benghazi, libya. she met with her chief critics, john mccain, lindsey graham, kelly ayotte. they have been critical of rice's initial explanation on the sunday talk shows on what was behind the september attack that killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. here is senator lindsey graham's reaction after that meeting. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before that the 16 september explanation about how four americans died in benghazi, libya, by ambassador rice, i think does not do justice to the reality at the time, and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. but here's the key, in real time it was a statement disconnected from reality. >> dana bash, let me bring you in, our senior congressional correspondent. you were there among the reporters and producers there as we saw the three senators. prior to today's closed door meeting, it sounded like the three w
ambassador susan rice -- excuse me, u.n. ambassador susan rice went to capitol hill to calm the furor over the attack on the embassy in benghazi, libya. she met with her chief critics, john mccain, lindsey graham, kelly ayotte. they have been critical of rice's initial explanation on the sunday talk shows on what was behind the september attack that killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. here is senator lindsey graham's reaction after that meeting. >> bottom line, i'm...
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why was susan rice put out there? is it possibly because hillary clinton knew more than she was allowed to say? >> no, i suspect that hillary clinton was either out of the country or wanted a sunday morning where she didn't have to go on television five times. it's, you know, when you're working inside the administration, it's seven days a week, it's nonstop, there's a crisis every hour, somebody's always calling -- >> we know there were substantial revisions to the bullet points. so presumably, some people had seen the unrevised version. which included the al qaeda link and other things, right? >> she may have seen it, but if it was classified, she's not going to go out there and expose it. she's going to relay what the intelligence community says, this is what's safe to say. now, you can go back and say, well, the intelligence community shouldn't have tried to protect the fact that we knew it was al qaeda or al qaeda involvement. >> right. >> they shouldn't have tried to do that. that's an intelligence community jud
why was susan rice put out there? is it possibly because hillary clinton knew more than she was allowed to say? >> no, i suspect that hillary clinton was either out of the country or wanted a sunday morning where she didn't have to go on television five times. it's, you know, when you're working inside the administration, it's seven days a week, it's nonstop, there's a crisis every hour, somebody's always calling -- >> we know there were substantial revisions to the bullet points....
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but the focus this morning was on susan rice and is on susan rice because she is potentially the president's nominee to be the next secretary of state. and what republicans, you heard from lindsay graham, john mccain, and kelly ayotte, all three, her three biggest critics, said that not only did she not answer questions and -- to assuage their concerns, there are more -- they are more troubled than before. the question is why. i walked back from that stakeout to here with kelly ayotte, one of the three. she said a few things. she said, first of all, she does not feel that in her position as u.n. ambassador, u.s. ambassador to the u.n., going out on five sunday shows she asked the proper questions she needed to ask to make sure she was not misleading the american people about what happened in benghazi. she said that that how she feels coming out of the hour-long meeting she had, behind closed doors with susan rice. the second thing she's concerned about, she meaning senator ayotte, is that when susan rice was on these shows, she was very careful to read from the talking points that were uncla
but the focus this morning was on susan rice and is on susan rice because she is potentially the president's nominee to be the next secretary of state. and what republicans, you heard from lindsay graham, john mccain, and kelly ayotte, all three, her three biggest critics, said that not only did she not answer questions and -- to assuage their concerns, there are more -- they are more troubled than before. the question is why. i walked back from that stakeout to here with kelly ayotte, one of...
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and this had nothing to do with susan rice. now we know, from the testimony of petraeus, as well as from what has been said on last evening that the talking points she was given, she absolutely read from the talking point. she didn't deviate from that. now if she had deviated in some way from the talking points, then they would have some issue with her -- >> so then -- i'm going to hop in because i'd love to hear the answer to dana's question is so then who are you frist traited with? are you frustrated with the republicans who seem to be going after rice? are you frustrated with the intelligence community that kind of left her hanging out there? are you frustrated with the 97 republicans who signed a letter urging the president not to nominate susan rice for the secretary of state position? all of the above? >> well, i guess all of the above. just have to say all of the above. the fact of the matter is, the expressions came from the same senator from south carolina, and senator mccain. that letter, signed by 97 people, was cir
and this had nothing to do with susan rice. now we know, from the testimony of petraeus, as well as from what has been said on last evening that the talking points she was given, she absolutely read from the talking point. she didn't deviate from that. now if she had deviated in some way from the talking points, then they would have some issue with her -- >> so then -- i'm going to hop in because i'd love to hear the answer to dana's question is so then who are you frist traited with? are...
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ambassador susan rice after the vote. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. that is why the united states voted against it. >> now, the vote gives the palestinians a higher profile at the u.n. and more important, it also means they can join organizations like the international criminal court. that is important because it could allow the palestinians to pursue war crime charges against israel. "outfront" tonight, the prime minister. good to see you again. so what does this vote mean for israel? >> it doesn't mean anything. i think it means resolution because if you'd like to get the sate, it should be on negotiations. they've got a good support of one country, israel. and they would get it only if the will is negotiations. what's happened today is that the community gave them a mandate -- between the palestinians because according to the conference, it says they're very clear that no one can take a unilateral move and they took the unilateral move against the will of israel and i think that if you don't respect their sig
ambassador susan rice after the vote. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. that is why the united states voted against it. >> now, the vote gives the palestinians a higher profile at the u.n. and more important, it also means they can join organizations like the international criminal court. that is important because it could allow the palestinians to pursue war crime charges against israel. "outfront"...
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ambassador susan rice is about to face her toughest critics on the benghazi attack. just ahead, which lawmakers she'll be meeting with. y used cr f t study... so i guess my wife was right. male anner ] centrum. ways your mostomplet a horrifying scenes in syria. things remain ugly at the house. opposition leaders say it was made after government planes dropped cluster bombs on a playground on sunday. ten children reportedly died. they believe the attack was retaliation for the recent victory taking control of a nearby airport. they cannot verify the video or those claims. human rights groups estimate 140 people died today alone in syria. about 40,000 civilians have been killed since this all began. the violence now spilling over into neighboring countries as well. tu turkey has turned against syria following several deaths there blamed on syrian forces. that's where freelance photo journalist robert king is tonight after spending last week inside syria and more than eight months covering the conflict. robert, you just left syria today. you say that this time of bloods
ambassador susan rice is about to face her toughest critics on the benghazi attack. just ahead, which lawmakers she'll be meeting with. y used cr f t study... so i guess my wife was right. male anner ] centrum. ways your mostomplet a horrifying scenes in syria. things remain ugly at the house. opposition leaders say it was made after government planes dropped cluster bombs on a playground on sunday. ten children reportedly died. they believe the attack was retaliation for the recent victory...
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want to prejudge what the president may or may not do with regards to susan rice. i think she has served with honor and distinction. and i'm not going to make this about anything other than if the president nominates her, i'm willing to stand behind her and fight because i believe she's a great public servant. >> donna brazile, thanks for coming in. appreciate it. david frum, congratulations to you, your book "why romney lost" now a "new york times" bestseller. good work. >>> the fiscal cliff has more than a few republicans rethinking their opposition to tax and the anti-tax pledge that once kept them honest might not be worth more than the paper it's written on. what's going on here? we'll speak with the number three republican in the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy is here. the majority whip. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. that ti. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's
want to prejudge what the president may or may not do with regards to susan rice. i think she has served with honor and distinction. and i'm not going to make this about anything other than if the president nominates her, i'm willing to stand behind her and fight because i believe she's a great public servant. >> donna brazile, thanks for coming in. appreciate it. david frum, congratulations to you, your book "why romney lost" now a "new york times" bestseller. good...
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>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> so there you have it, susan rice is extraordinary, the current ambassador. and possibly could be floated as a secretary of state. she's really come under fire. she's been meeting with senators on capitol hill. republican senators, some of her fiercest critics, and from what we heard from the likes of graham and from susan collins, and mccain, ayotte, they're all now -- they have more questions really than answers. again, the president meeting with the full members of his cabinet and many of those members perhaps will not be with him in the next couple of months. >>> meantime, in the white house today, saw what the president was doing. what about inside the house? beginning to look a lot like christmas. holiday decorations unveiled today. this year's blue room christmas tree features ornaments decorated by children, living on u.s. military bases all over the world. how about that? first lady michelle obama, she used the occasio
>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> so there you have it, susan rice is extraordinary, the current ambassador. and possibly could be floated as a secretary of state. she's really come under fire. she's been meeting with senators on capitol hill. republican senators, some of her fiercest critics, and from what we heard from the likes of graham and from susan collins, and mccain, ayotte, they're all now -- they have more questions...
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mccain took it a step further enand said because of susan rice's role, the confusing fact, we'll talk to senator mccain in a second so president obama took the opportunity to fire back directly at the senator. >> if senator mccain and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> well, senator mccain heard that remark. 73 minutes later took to the floor of the u.s. senate to respond. >> mr. president, four brave americans died. it has now been eight weeks and the american people have received nothing but contradictory statements from all levels of our government. this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence, or engaged in a cover-up, neither of which are acceptable to the american people. >> keeping then honest, more than two months after the deadly attack on the u.s. consul
mccain took it a step further enand said because of susan rice's role, the confusing fact, we'll talk to senator mccain in a second so president obama took the opportunity to fire back directly at the senator. >> if senator mccain and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she...
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talking points that susan rice used on that day, and they were very short. it sounds like there were two, maybe three points in the talking points, and it was almost certain to change. even dianne feinstein doesn't like to get political on these, and she was aggressive in her defense saying she's being unfairly hillary'ed. >> who did she get the talking points from? did she get it from general petraeus, and, secondly, is there some sort of suggestion that perhaps they gave the talking points, but they still had other intelligence that was clear it of as terrorist attack? >> the suggestion, it seems to be that the difference here in what they're trying to -- the picture they're trying to paint is there's a difference between unclassified talking points, what they can talk about in public, and classified talking points, what at the time still they didn't feel comfortable talking about in public for whatever reason. that is the difference that they're painting. where she got the talking points, unclear if it's from petraeus. i can tell thaw the director of nati
talking points that susan rice used on that day, and they were very short. it sounds like there were two, maybe three points in the talking points, and it was almost certain to change. even dianne feinstein doesn't like to get political on these, and she was aggressive in her defense saying she's being unfairly hillary'ed. >> who did she get the talking points from? did she get it from general petraeus, and, secondly, is there some sort of suggestion that perhaps they gave the talking...
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today they said their talking points were not the ones given to susan rice. somebody, it appears maybe in the white house, or the national security council, changed those talking points. so the administration does have the responsibility on that. >> you're saying it's not her fault, it's more the fault of the information she was given? >> well, yeah, but the information -- the intelligence community in their original talking points had in there about the al qaeda affiliation. that was taken out after it left the intelligence community so it appears that somebody in the white house did that. >> interesting. congressman schiff, what was your interpretation of about what you heard today? >> i think we had the most comprehensive chronology what took place in benghazi. i think it really shed a lot of light minute by minute, hour by hour, what took place, and it convinced me that there was no effort to politicize the information we were being given. it also convinced me on the point involving our united nations ambassador that she was given the same early assessmen
today they said their talking points were not the ones given to susan rice. somebody, it appears maybe in the white house, or the national security council, changed those talking points. so the administration does have the responsibility on that. >> you're saying it's not her fault, it's more the fault of the information she was given? >> well, yeah, but the information -- the intelligence community in their original talking points had in there about the al qaeda affiliation. that...
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today sep tor mccain took it a step further saying that because of susan rice's narrative role following the attacks, he and senator mccain would block any effort to promote ms. rice to secretary of state, should hillary clinton leave that post. president obama took the opportunity to fire back directly at the senator. >> if senators mccain and graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received, and to besmirch her reputation, is outrageous. >> senator mccain heard that remark and 73 minutes later took to the floor of the u.s. senate to respond. watch. >> mr. president, four brave americans died. it has now been eight weeks, and the american people have received nothing but contradictory statements from all levels of our government. this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engage ed d in a cover-up, neither of wh
today sep tor mccain took it a step further saying that because of susan rice's narrative role following the attacks, he and senator mccain would block any effort to promote ms. rice to secretary of state, should hillary clinton leave that post. president obama took the opportunity to fire back directly at the senator. >> if senators mccain and graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after...
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ambassador susan rice gets another chance today to win over republican lawmakers. after round one left three of them unconvinced. >> dollars and dreams. we are now just hours away from finding out the winning numbers in one of the largest lottery jackpots in history. >>> and guess who is apologizing? a certain rich teen actor has apparently decided it's not a good idea to bite the hand that feeds him. >> millions and millions and millions of dollars. >> good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. john berman is on assignment this morning. >> we're happy to have you, christine. i'm zoraida sambolin. 6:00 a.m. here in the east. in just a few hours u.n. ambassador susan rice will be back on capitol hill to meet with two more republican senators. she hopes it goes a lot better than yesterday. rice met face-to-face with three of her harshest gop critics for not satisfying with her answers concerning the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. senators john mccain, lindsey graham, kelly ayotte say they are more troubled now than before they
ambassador susan rice gets another chance today to win over republican lawmakers. after round one left three of them unconvinced. >> dollars and dreams. we are now just hours away from finding out the winning numbers in one of the largest lottery jackpots in history. >>> and guess who is apologizing? a certain rich teen actor has apparently decided it's not a good idea to bite the hand that feeds him. >> millions and millions and millions of dollars. >> good morning...
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susan rice to be secretary of state. look, i mean, there is no question there is deep seeded animosity between these two camps leading -- going back to 2008 when the president and john mccain were running against each other. but it's escalated to a whole new level now. and, yes, it is true that john mccain and others are going after this saying they want questions. but there's a lot of politics going on on both sides of this. >> if he decides to go ahead and nominate susan rice to be the next secretary of state, dana, what are the chances that she will be confirmed by the united states senate? >> i think it's actually too early to answer that question, honestly. clearly the democrats do have a substantial majority, but not a 60-vote majority needed to break a filibuster. they would need at least a handful of republicans to vote with them to confirm susan rice if she is in fact nominated to be secretary of state. and given the way that this has become so politically polarized led by the president's former opponent john mc
susan rice to be secretary of state. look, i mean, there is no question there is deep seeded animosity between these two camps leading -- going back to 2008 when the president and john mccain were running against each other. but it's escalated to a whole new level now. and, yes, it is true that john mccain and others are going after this saying they want questions. but there's a lot of politics going on on both sides of this. >> if he decides to go ahead and nominate susan rice to be the...
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and not picking on susan rice but i have to lay this by you. i mean, isn't it part rice's personality the editor at large of foreign policy magazine describes rice this way, quote, she's not easy. i'm not sure i'd want to take her on a picnic with my family, but if the president wants her to be secretary of state, she'll work hard. this is from a reuters article. so is it in part that senators aren't used to dealing with a person -- i mean, susan rice just comes out and kind of says things. she's blunt. she's not charming, warm, etcetera. >> or maybe some might say diplomatic which you need for the role of secretary of state. you know, that might be part of it because, look, this is a club up here, a member of the club is somebody who wants that job. we're talking about senator john kerry who is the senate foreign relations chairman that might be sort of an under current here. i think the big issue when it comes to susan rice isn't so much her personality. it's that republican senators think that she is just too political. bob corker, who is me
and not picking on susan rice but i have to lay this by you. i mean, isn't it part rice's personality the editor at large of foreign policy magazine describes rice this way, quote, she's not easy. i'm not sure i'd want to take her on a picnic with my family, but if the president wants her to be secretary of state, she'll work hard. this is from a reuters article. so is it in part that senators aren't used to dealing with a person -- i mean, susan rice just comes out and kind of says things....
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that person is not susan rice. >> well, everybody the president knows who is that. they have known that for weeks. it is who ever is in charge of embassy security in the state department. they made a bad decision and it cost us some lives. you should be fired. the person who decided to have no marines guarding the ambassador should be fired. who made the decision to have no marines guarding the ambassador? >> i want to ask you about the hearings. but first, on susan rice, when she made that appearance, it became something that we were all talking about a lot. it was the statement that set the tone. would you, oppose her nomination? >> i'm not ready to make a decision on it. i think there were political decisions based on benghazi that shouldn't have been political. i'm annoyed that we spent money apologizing on a video that had nothing to do with this. i'm very annoyed by and think the person who made the decision to have an ambassador with no adequate security that person shousn't been making the decision for that and they need to be relouved of their duties. you a
that person is not susan rice. >> well, everybody the president knows who is that. they have known that for weeks. it is who ever is in charge of embassy security in the state department. they made a bad decision and it cost us some lives. you should be fired. the person who decided to have no marines guarding the ambassador should be fired. who made the decision to have no marines guarding the ambassador? >> i want to ask you about the hearings. but first, on susan rice, when she...
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treated susan rice. explain. >> to be honest, i didn't say anything about susan rice. what i'm saying about the benghazi incident is let's lower the politics. let's let the experts collect the information. you had a consulate in benghazi relatively new, stood up probably a little over a year before the incident. you had another an ex-down the road run by another agency. you had differing views, apparently, on security. sometimes there are attacks you just can't do anything about. when you start lobbying mortars, for example, into a facility. then call up the secretary of state, call up the director of the cia, get together with the relevant congressional oversight committee and say what happened, how do we fix it? let's make sure we can go better and not lose diplomats. >> if for some reason you did get another phone call -- you have gotten one before from the president of the united states, saying he would like you to serve as secretary of state. >> would you do it? >> i don't play the hypothetical game
treated susan rice. explain. >> to be honest, i didn't say anything about susan rice. what i'm saying about the benghazi incident is let's lower the politics. let's let the experts collect the information. you had a consulate in benghazi relatively new, stood up probably a little over a year before the incident. you had another an ex-down the road run by another agency. you had differing views, apparently, on security. sometimes there are attacks you just can't do anything about. when you...
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let's quickly put a button on this filibuster idea for susan rice, if i may. i talked to a good democratic source. i asked if she was nominated do you think you could overcome a filibuster? the answer was yes. the source said if anybody wants to watch two old white guys, speaking, of course, of graham and mccain, beat up on a black woman, i will sell tickets. it could get nasty. >> follow me @andersoncooper. >>> up next, why was the president in the dark about the petraeus sex scandal until after the election? the mistress of petraeus that led to the whole scandal. that ahead. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! thanks. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generat
let's quickly put a button on this filibuster idea for susan rice, if i may. i talked to a good democratic source. i asked if she was nominated do you think you could overcome a filibuster? the answer was yes. the source said if anybody wants to watch two old white guys, speaking, of course, of graham and mccain, beat up on a black woman, i will sell tickets. it could get nasty. >> follow me @andersoncooper. >>> up next, why was the president in the dark about the petraeus sex...
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>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she has done at the u.n. [ applause ] >> here to talk about it sh, a senior fellow at the foundation of the defense of democracies. also joining us, fran townsend. fran, you have been at the white house when a nominee or potential nominee is in trouble with members of congress, you know when a high stakes meeting this was between ambassador rice and three of her harshest senate critics. usually a lot of preparation goes into a meeting like that. that makes it all the more surprising to me and i'm sure to you that the acting cia director michael morrell would stumble so badly. do you think if it was an innocent mistake it adds fuel to the fire, doesn't it? >> that's right, wolf. look, this was -- the event took place on september 11th. mistakes in the early days are understandable because of the fog of war, conflicting reports. you can sort of excuse that. but this far later it is unfortunate. listen, mike morrell, the acting director of the cia, he
>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she has done at the u.n. [ applause ] >> here to talk about it sh, a senior fellow at the foundation of the defense of democracies. also joining us, fran townsend. fran, you have been at the white house when a nominee or potential nominee is in trouble with members of congress, you know when a high stakes meeting this was between ambassador rice and three of her harshest senate critics. usually a lot of preparation...
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>> is criticism of susan rice unfounded? congressman adam schiff says we are losing sight of the whole objective in this investigation. he explains why coming u. up. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. ends december 7th. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's
>> is criticism of susan rice unfounded? congressman adam schiff says we are losing sight of the whole objective in this investigation. he explains why coming u. up. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. a new way to...
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i don't known that's susan rice. i think we get involved in ambassador rice and we're off subject. who made the decision have to no marines guarding the ambassador. that's most important of all decisions. >> i want to ask you about benghazi decisions and general petraeus, director of the c.i.a. in a few moments. when susan rice made the appearance on the weekend talk shows, it was something we talked about a lot. it was the statement that set the tone, right? the video, used the words spob takenuous. would you oppose her nomination for secoretary of state? >> you i am not ready to make a decision on it. political decisions based on benghazi that shouldn't have been political. i'm sort of annoyed and insulted we spent u.s. taxpayer money advertising in pakistan, apologizing for a video that had nothing to do with our government and may have nothing to do with this. i'm annoyed with the politics. it doesn't rise to wawhether or not i'll oppose to somebody. i'm annoyed and think that the person who made the decision to have an ambassador with no adequate security that person shouldn't
i don't known that's susan rice. i think we get involved in ambassador rice and we're off subject. who made the decision have to no marines guarding the ambassador. that's most important of all decisions. >> i want to ask you about benghazi decisions and general petraeus, director of the c.i.a. in a few moments. when susan rice made the appearance on the weekend talk shows, it was something we talked about a lot. it was the statement that set the tone, right? the video, used the words...
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>> thanks. >>> now, let's check in with susan rice, the lightening rod. president obama fiercely defended his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threatened to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. senators including john mccain and lindsey graham say what led americans surrounded the attacks in benghazi. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi? and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation, it's outrageous. >> "outfront" tonight, rand paul of kentucky. he serves on the homeland security committee and senator paul, senator lindsey graham responded, i wanted to quote it. mr. president, don't think for one minute i don't hold you ultimately responsible for benghazi. i think you failed as commander in chief before, during and after the attack. i have no intention of promoting anyone w
>> thanks. >>> now, let's check in with susan rice, the lightening rod. president obama fiercely defended his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threatened to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. senators including john mccain and lindsey graham say what led americans surrounded the attacks in benghazi. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them....